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Samuel Adams Utopias 2013

Overall 97/100

Appearance 24/25

Aroma 24/25

Taste 25/25

Finish 24/25

So…. This is the other extremely rare beer I got to try a couple weekends ago. Some of you may remember last year when I got to try the 2012 version of Utopias, and if you don’t you can check it out here. Luckily my brother in law John was able to come through again two years in a row, and I feel extremely lucky to be able to review this for you all. Samuel Adams states that Utopias is aged in bourbon rum barrels, and vintage port, and ruby port barrels.

The 2013 Utopias pours out a gorgeous caramel color, that leaves racers on the glass while enjoying. The aroma was dominated by caramel, and alcohol but it was still really nice. I found the taste of this beer to contain a strong caramel backbone with hints of fruit, and maple. I found the finish to be somewhat tart, with a touch of maple, and alcohol.

There was a great balance to this beer and while I didn’t think it topped 2012’s version of Utopias this is still a great sipper beer that I would love to be able to try again. I would like to thank my brother in law John again for always keeping his eye out for the elusive bottle of Utopias.

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Old Dominion Double D IPA

Overall 87/100
Appearance 22/25
Aroma 21/25
Taste 22/25
Finish 22/25
Old Dominion Brewery is located in Dove DE and they brewed this fine Double IPA named creatively Double D. This beer has a nice hefty 9% ABV and packs a nice punch with 90 IBU’s.

I found this Double IPA to pour a nice copper color, producing a nice amount of head that laces on the glass. The aroma of this beer is packed with citrus, grapefruit, piney, and some tropical hops to go with a nice caramel, and pale malt backbone. The taste of this beer doesn’t disappoint as the citrus, grapefruit, and piney hops show up full force but are balanced very well with the malt. I found the finish to be bitter with the tropical hops showing through nicely with a hint of alcohol, but overall I felt as this beer hid the ABV very well making it rather easy to drink it you like a good bite like myself.

Overall I found this to be a very nice Double IPA and I would love to try and track some more down. I would like to thank Lauren at Old Dominion for being so kind to as send me this bottle, and I would urge you to try it out if you are lucky enough to have it distributed near you.